Council Opens the Doors on Landmark Organics Facility Ahead of Launch Published on 24 August 2026 Farmers, producers and agribusinesses are invited behind the scenes of one of regional Victoria's most significant waste-to resource projects. Tagged as: , Media Releases
New Early Learning Centre a Major Win for Southern Grampians Families Published on 20 August 2026 Southern Grampians Shire Council has welcomed today's announcement for a new Victorian Government-owned and operated Early Learning Centre to be built in Hamilton, providing much-needed additional early learning opportunities for local families. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Council to Take Regional issues to State Government Published on 13 August 2026 Southern Grampians Shire Council is calling for greater flexibility and investment from the Victorian Government on issues affecting regional communities. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Avian Influenza Detected in Hamilton Published on 13 August 2026 Southern Grampians Shire Council is urging residents and visitors to remain vigilant and avoid contact with sick or dead birds and wildlife following confirmation that the avian influenza strain H5N1 has been detected in the Southern Grampians. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Lonsdale Street Contract Variation Approved Published on 12 August 2026 Southern Grampians Shire Council has approved a contract variation to enable demolition works at 90–92 Lonsdale Street to be safely completed. The budget needed to be altered when previously undetected asbestos contamination and underground structures were uncovered during the demolition phase of the project. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Hamilton Gallery Closed Published on 07 August 2026 Recent air quality testing at the Hamilton Gallery has identified elevated levels of fungal spores within parts of the building. On the advice of specialist contractors, and out of an abundance of caution, Council has made the difficult decision to temporarily close the Gallery until further notice while further investigations and remediation works are undertaken. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Can You Eat It or Grow It? FOGO It. Published on 04 August 2026 Every banana peel, lawn clipping and leftover salad can have a second life through Council's Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) kerbside collection service. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Michael Robotham Comes to Hamilton PAC Published on 03 August 2026 Readers across the Southern Grampians will have the chance to hear from one of Australia's most celebrated authors on 30 September 2026, when internationally bestselling crime writer Michael Robotham visits Hamilton as part of his national book tour. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Smoke and Soul Published on 24 July 2026 At 6 o clock on a freezing Hamilton morning, the caravan park is still asleep as Dave Meadows starts lighting the charcoal. Soon, he rouses his wife Cara and daughters Charlotte and Sofia to start food prep. In just a few hours, this family will feed more than a hundred strangers in Hamilton Tagged as: , Community Stories
Boomerangs Return Published on 24 July 2026 Small towns are built on stories. Some come down word of mouth; some are left half remembered or chewed up by time until someone is stubborn enough to pull them back into the light. Out at Wannon Reserve, it started with a paint job. A bad one. Tagged as: , Community Stories